
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
DD-623 USS Nelson
- Gleaves class Destroyer:
- Displacement: 1,630 tons
- Length: 348'4"
- Beam: 36'0"
- Draft: 14'
- Speed: 37 knots
- Armament: 4 5"/38 DP, 2x2 40mm, 8 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks + 2 extensions,
4-6 depth charge projectors, 1x5 21" torpedo tubes
- Complement: 276
- High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 50,000 h.p.
- Built at Federal, Kearny, and commissioned 1942
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Last updated:
23 September 2004